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U .S. antitrust regulators probing Google's business practices came up virtually empty-handed, preserving the firm's dominant Web-search business and dealing a blow to rivals such as Microsoft.

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Fed officials were divided over how long to continue bond-buying programs to spur the economy, minutes from their latest meeting show.

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Stocks ended lower in the wake of the Fed disclosure, snapping a two-day win streak. The Dow industrials dropped 21.19 points to 13391.36.

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Transocean will pay $1.4 billion to settle all federal criminal and civil claims from the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico.

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U.S. stocks ended the first week of 2013 up 3.8%. The Dow industrials rose 43.85 points Friday to 13435.21 after data that roughly met or exceeded forecasts.

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U.S. employers closed out 2012 by adding 155,000 jobs in December, the Labor Department said. The unemployment rate sat at 7.8%.

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Sokol lashed out at his onetime mentor Buffett a day after the former Berkshire Hathaway executive was notified he wouldn't face regulatory action for his trading activities. "I will leave his verdict to a higher power" after he dies, Sokol said.

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Cerberus and Supervalu are close to a deal in which the private-equity firm would buy some parts of the grocery company and take a stake in the rest of it.